Politics
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BJP can repeat Kashmir like reconstitution in India: Farooq
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said the reconstitution of Jammu and Kashmir into Union territories in 2019 had wider implications and that the BJP would repeat such moves in other…
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BRS leaders allege mall being built on govt land, booked
Hyderabad: Eight Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders were booked by Karkhana Police on Tuesday, August 4, after they approached the Revenue Divisional Officer demanding protection of the 8-acre government land in Survey…
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Maharashtra Congress draws flak for calling NCP Dy CM ‘gungi gudiya’
A political storm broke out in Maharashtra after the Congress on Tuesday branded Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar a “gungi gudiya” (mute doll), drawing a sharp and vocal rebuttal from her party…
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Udhayanidhi Stalin released after questioning over Trisha remark
Chennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, who was arrested on Tuesday, August 4, for alleged insulting double-meaning remark, was released on station bail following questioning at Sengipatti near here, police…
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Harish Rao serves notices over Cong leaders’ ‘black magic’ jibe
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Monday, August 3, sent a legal notice to two Congress leaders for allegedly accusing him of black magic. The notice was sent…
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Karnataka Cabinet expansion deepens dissent within Cong ranks
Bengaluru: The expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet under Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has triggered widespread discontent within the ruling Congress, with several legislators openly expressing disappointment after failing to secure ministerial berths.…
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19 ministers inducted into CM Shivakumar-led cabinet in Karnataka
Bengaluru: In the first expansion of the two-month-old Karnataka Cabinet led by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, 19 MLAs were sworn in as ministers on Monday, August 3, even as a Congress…
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KTR warns of protests at Rahul’s house over unfulfilled promises
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Monday, August 3, threatened to lay siege to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s residence in Delhi to demand that the Congress…
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Udhayanidhi’s ‘double-meaning’ remark on Trisha sparks row
Thanjavur: Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly, Udhayanidhi Stalin, courted controversy on Monday over his offensive remark, alluding to well-known Tamil actor Trisha. While addressing a protest gathering over the Cauvery…
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Prashant Kishor debuts with historic Bankipur bypoll win
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has won the Bankipur bypoll on Monday, August 3, in a major upset for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ending the party’s four-decade hold over…
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Bengaluru student assault turns political, AISA, ABVP trade charges
Bengaluru: An alleged assault on a 19-year-old student in Bengaluru’s Jalahalli has snowballed into a controversy, with the All India Students’ Association (AISA) accusing activists linked to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad…
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Karnataka Cabinet expansion: Senior leaders left out, two quit
Bengaluru: Ripple effects of the Karnataka Cabinet expansion have begun, with senior Congress leaders Yashwanthrayagouda Patil from Indi and Sagar MLA Belur Gopalakrishna formally resigning from the party on Monday, August 3.…
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Shah must explain student lathicharge in Parliament: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday, August 3, demanded that Union Home Minister Amit Shah come to Parliament and explain the police use of lathicharge and pellet guns on students…
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Bandi Sanjay questions Bonalu funds being less than Ramzan
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday, August 2, criticised the ruling Congress government in Telangana, accusing it of neglecting the conduct of the Bonalu festival. Speaking…
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Stop lecturing on democracy: KTR’s open letter to Rahul Gandhi
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Sunday, August 2, shot off a letter to senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, demanding that Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy…
